Legendary Jazz Guitarist Bobby Broom returns to the Windy for four nights of amazing #hotchill music with his group, The Bobby Broom Trio with the amazing Dennis Carroll on the bass and the epic Makaya McCraven on drums. This is truly one of the best trios that you will see in North America today, and Broom’s soaring guitar can take even the most well tread musical ground and breathe magic into it. At Chicago’s home of legends, the Jazz Showcase. Tickets

EVANSTON, IL (03.09.15) -One of the world’s top guitarists, Bobby Broom will lead The Bobby Broom Trio at Steve Rashid presents WDCB Live at the Whiskey Lounge at 27 Live in Evanston, IL., on Thursday night, March 26, 2015, with two sets at 7:30p and 9:00p. CDT. The great Chicago bassist Dennis Carroll, and one of the busiest rising stars on the drums in Jazz, Makaya McCraven, will round out the trio. More

NEW YORK (NY) – One of the world’s top Jazz guitarists, Bobby Broom, brings his group, The Bobby Broom Trio (2014 #3 JazzWeek Hit Album, “My Shining Hour”) returns to his New York City roots for a one night engagement as part of the Truth Revolution Records/Musiqhaus Management 2015 Music Showcase at the Zinc Bar at 82 W. 3rd Street. The showcase begins at 7:00p. and features artists from both TRR and Musiqhaus. Bobby is a Musiqhaus artist. His trio features the great Chicago bassist Dennis Carroll, and rising star Makaya McCraven on drums. The Trio’s set runs from 8:00p. – 8:30p.

The Bobby Broom Trio goes mile-high when it arrives for two nights at DazzleJazz on February 12th & 13th, bringing music from his new HIT album, “My Shining Hour,” and other selections, along for the two night stand. 2014 has been a great year for Broom. He toured North America this summer opening for Steely Dan with his other group, The Bobby Broom Organi-Sation, an organ-guitar trio in the spirit of the great Wes Anderson. He was named to his third straight DownBeat Critics Poll as one of the world’s top Jazz guitarists, and his album, “My Shining Hour,” which debuted in August, soared to the top of the charts with a pair of weeks at #3 and #5 for 10 of its 13 weeks to date.

The Bobby Broom Trio is a musically magical experience where guitarist Broom, long-time bassist Dennis Carroll, and the rising star in drums, Makaya McCraven, seamlessly weave sound in an intimate way that will move, groove and swing. Broom is one of the most exciting guitarists of our time to watch.

Review: Bobby Broom has ‘Shining Hour’ at Jazz Showcase

Chicago guitarist Bobby Broom chose well in naming his most recent album “My Shining Hour,” for this year has amounted to a glowing passage in his career.

The recording has won richly deserved critical praise and listener popularity, but that’s just part of what has been happening with Broom. He reached a wide audience over the summer opening for Steely Dan across the country, and he headlined on the main stage of the Chicago Jazz Festival, the Pritzker Pavilion.

As if to reach for one more triumph before 2014…

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Jazz guitarist Bobby Broom is deeply honored that his album, “#MyShiningHour,” has been included in the first round of consideration of the 2015 GRAMMY® Awards by the members of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS). The album features The Bobby Broom Trio, with Dennis Carroll on bass and Makaya McCraven on drums.

INDIANAPOLIS (IN) – The Bobby Broom Trio will be appearing at The Jazz Kitchen on Saturday, October 18th for two shows at 7:30p & 9:30p. Broom has had a great 2014. He earned his third DownBeat Critics Poll nod as one of the top Jazz guitarists in the world in a row in June. In July he launched into a 52 city tour of North America, opening for the Steely Dan Jamalot Ever After Tour with the Bobby Broom Organi-Sation, his organ trio featuring Ben Paterson on organ, Makaya McCraven or Kobie Watkins on drums. In August, he released “My Shining Hour” (ORIGIN, 2014), featuring The Bobby Broom Trio (Broom with Dennis Carroll on bass and Makaya McCraven on drums), which debuted at 41 on the JazzWeek chart, sold out all of its first run of CDs within the first nine days, and soared up to #5. Currently the album has been at #3 for the last two weeks, and has spent six of its eight weeks in the JazzWeek Top 10.

As the Fall leaves drop, Broom heads into the Midwest with his primary group, The Bobby Broom Trio. Audiences in Indy who missed his opening act for Steely Dan will be lucky enough to catch him this time at The Jazz Kitchen. Tickets are $15.00. Shows at 7:30p & 9:30p.